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Perhaps You May Be Able To Recommend or Possibly Help Me?

Bavafongoul
JasonATX said:
Since you like the one you have, perhaps you could order the shafts from Superior without being cut for the pin and have a local cue maker tap it for you to your specs.

Otherwise: Jim Pierce builds a good KW shaft, and the Diveney Trans K is good as well. Perhaps one of them can build one out for you.

Hsunami is probably the best, but they are expensive.
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Cory is very particular about selling his wares and won’t tap his KW shaft for a different pin. I don’t think he’ll sell a untapped shaft unless he was desperate but he isn’t. Richard Hsu’s shafts are pretty but he hasn’t built many 4 oz shafts, the wait is crazy long, the price is absurd and his shafts don’t play any better than Cory’s. A couple of my friends have Tsunami Kielwood shafts (even the newer 2.0) and handsome indeed but play the same as Barnhart’s that are 1/2 the price.

Jim Pierce is definitely an option because I’ve seen some of his KW weighing 3.9 ozs and I can live with that. But I’ve also seen some lighter Pierce KW shafts so I am always looking for one in the resale market. Most cue makers are disinclined to guarantee that the cue will be the weight you ordered or you don’t have to buy it or pay anything. Buying in the resale market, which I patrol all the time, is very different. You only have to buy what meets your specifications.

Look at the shaft Ned Morris built that’s listed on eBay right now. A 4 oz. Kielwood shaft is not a fool’s errand and IMO,
I should not have to settle for less than what I want. And as most of friends know, I won’t so I’ll keep looking and trying.
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World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

sjm
Badpenguin said:
The rowdy is fueled by alcohol, which you are not going to find in SA.
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My experience is different. I've attended both the UK Open and the Mosconi in London. Although much alcohol was consumed by attendees at both events, the crowd was super-rowdy at the Mosconi but quite tame at the UK Open. I think the difference is that the fans care much more about a Europe vs USA match than they do about who wins between two of the game's biggest stars. This needs to change.
Badpenguin said:
I found it interesting that half of them were finger-snapping instead of clapping, then you would hear clapping in the background for some other match.
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Bottom line is that the Saudi fans did not show up. How they cheered and/or jeered is beside the point.
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Do you think Pool is Fun?

ShootingArts
I find pretty much any form of competition entertaining; not quite the same thing as fun! After a dirt track race wearing my dinosaur open faced helmet I would reach in each cheek with a finger and pull out about a tablespoon of dirt! I had been open mouthed laughing most of the time on the track. Practice, racing, testing, anything I did on a dirt track was fun! I get an occasional laugh playing pool but not even a laugh every session. I don't find pool laugh out loud fun but when I have a home table I hit balls every day. When I gambled, I gambled over 350 nights a year. Not just for the cash, I enjoyed crushing the competition. For a few years my goal wasn't just to beat the other person, it was to take all of their cash and anything they had with them they would wager. There is a certain wolfish pleasure in that, not exactly fun.

Pool is rarely fun anymore but the satisfaction is certainly enjoyable. After over fifty years I don't begrudge a minute I have spent on a pool table.

Hu
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Are You Capable Of Building A Heavy Version KW Shaft?

boogieman
Bavafongoul said:
For most of this year, I have tried to get a heavier version KW shaft because most are lighter than I require. Typically 3.4-3.7 ozs is what KW shafts seem to average and I want a 4 oz. shaft or very close. I have a Barnhart KW shaft that weighs 3.81 ozs (12.85mm). There’s a eBay listing for a 4.3 oz. KW shaft but it’s a modified 3/8x10 pin so heavier KW shafts can be built. I just haven’t found anyone to tackle building a shaft that can meet my specs. 12.75mm, 1/2” ferrule, 4 ozs. or heavier ( 29” or 29.5” length). Cory Barnhart comes close so I have a 29.5” KW shaft (12.85mm) from Cory that weighs 3.81 ozs. I just want a little thinner shaft (12.75mm), 15-16” pro taper and a tad bit heavier.

I posted months ago I found a cue maker that was confident they could build it so I ordered 2 KW shafts (3/8x10 and 3/8x11). I just learned the 1st shaft missed the weight by .4 ozs and it’s doubtful the 2nd shaft is any different, so back to the search again and I know this can be done if the builder has the right wood to use. Well, if you are up to the challenge, reach out and let me know. Send me a PM or post on this thread but don’t try to persuade me a heavier version KW shaft is not needed. I want a KW shaft has to match my orig. maple shafts’ weight.

Thanks for reading my thread and offering any suggestions about a qualified cue maker confident enough to tackle building me a KW shaft. I thought I had found a prominent cue maker interested and capable of building me what I want but it just didn’t work out despite their initial confidence months ago. Obladi Oblada……you either get what you want or settle for less…….I am just not inclined, nor willing, to do that.
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Dang, that sucks. Sorry to hear that it missed the weight.
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